Jim Tsaltas

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether accuracy of visual diagnosis of endometriosis at laparoscopy is determined by stage of disease. DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING: Tertiary ref…

Surgical treatment of DIE is complex and preoperative diagnosis benefits both surgeon and patient. Several studies have reported high accuracy for the TVUS diagnosis of DIE, however, these studies were performed by experts who developed the…

Dear Editor, With respect, Dennerstein1 raises two issues with our paper.2 Firstly, he appears to consider the necessity for bowel resection in cases of endometriosis involving the bowel is rare. We disagree. Such cases are being increasing…

Endometriosis is a significant benign gynaecological disorder. It is a chronic disease found in women of reproductive age. This chapter will deal with surgical therapies for the management of rectal/bowel endometriosis. Key symptoms, techni…

BACKGROUND: Colorectal resection for severe endometriosis has been increasingly described in the literature over the last 20 years. AIMS: To describe the experiences of three gynaecological surgeons who perform radical surgery for colorect…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the outcome of aggressive but conservative laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of severe endometriosis involving the rectum. DESIGN: Retrospective study (Canadian Task Force classification III). SETTING: Endos…